31. Government lawyers said they believed the company knew the design change would cause pollution problems, an assertion the company denied. 32. Government lawyers said they believe the company knew the design change would cause pollution problems, an assertion the company denied. 33. Grenfell said the switch to padding and other design changes reduced the amount and severity of injuries. 34. Harlan Waksal, a doctor himself, said the FDA was aware of the design change. 35. Gravity-flush models are similar to conventional ones, but with design changes. 36. He cited the lowered bumpers in the new models as a design change expected to make SUVs safer by preventing them from climbing over smaller cars in accidents. 37. He added that the design changes were aimed at improving safety, rather than addressing shifting tastes among vehicle buyers as some auto executives have indicated. 38. Hundreds of design changes during construction contributed to the delays and cost overruns. 39. House -- Approved Pentagon request but mandated design changes. 40. If the design change was a time bomb waiting to explode, as records and experts suggest, it had been ticking for years. |